When chaplin is mentioned, many people have the impression of fat pants, a torn top hat, a mustache, a big head of shoes, and a crutch that is never willing to leave his hand. When it comes to comedy, many people think of Chaplin for the first time. Chaplin used his expressions and movements to bring American silent films to the highest peak!
The comedian, who is well known to everyone, appeared on stage at the age of 4, entered Hollywood at the age of 13, and won the Academy Award three times. This talented comedy star had a very unfortunate childhood.
Born in the slums of London, England, to parents who were troupe actors, Chaplin was deeply influenced from an early age and was particularly talented for acting. Because of his family's poverty, he was sent to an orphanage college to study art when he was a child.
When he was 12 years old, his father died, and his mother was admitted to a mental hospital, so at a young age, he began to perform on stage to supplement the family. In order to make money, Chaplin worked as a newsboy, an apprentice in a barbershop, and even sold flowers on the street.
Because he loved drama, Chaplin tried to return to the stage, all kinds of self-nominations, and finally he began to get the opportunity to play one role after another in various stage plays. By the time Chaplin was 17 years old, he had already begun to play a major role.
Chaplin is versatile and proficient in pantomime, acting, dancing, music and other artistic performances. Many films are also written and directed by himself, starring himself, and scoring their own music. He is good at performing both crude antics and subtle satire.
Chaplin began to emerge and was poached by Essanay Films. Here, Chaplin won more freedom. He used comedy to show the lives of the people at the bottom in "Rogue", and the strong irony in "Work" also gave him applause. Films such as "Woman", "At the Bank" and "Police" made him famous.
As a result of the great improvement in independence, Chaplin established his own studio and carried out a number of independent production activities.
In fact, Chaplin's career was not smooth, from his first film, Chaplin's real depiction of the low-level characters in society attracted the attention of left-wing intellectuals, but also aroused the vigilance of right-wingers.
At that time his activities, even the files of his assistants, were investigated, tracked and monitored. The U.S. government even issued a notice when Chaplin was promoting the film with his wife and children, refusing to allow Chaplin to return to the United States.
After being deported by the U.S. government, he and his family lived in seclusion in a small village. His films were boycotted and his career plummeted. For an actor, it is undoubtedly a big blow.
Chaplin starred in many films in his lifetime, and some of his works always placed sympathy for the poor, while mocking the rich was full of sympathy for the oppressed and bullied people. Chaplin's moviegoers brought a lot of laughter, but fans could not figure out whether it was tears of joy or bitter tears. Others can only make the audience laugh, but Chaplin can make the audience think deeply after laughing.
Chaplin's emotional path is also bumpy.
His first love girlfriend is a dancer four years younger than him. At the age of 19, Chaplin met Kelly, a 15-year-old girl in the troupe, but when he proposed, he was rejected. Chaplin only admitted that it was a beautiful and bitter first love.
Although the love is frustrated, but the career ushered in the peak. His partner, Edna Pvens, not only starred in many of his films, but also became Chaplin's lover. When everyone thought they were getting married, Chaplin married 16-year-old Dred Harris. After Bongzi got married, Harris not only spent money, but also did not specialize, and three years later the two announced their divorce. Chaplin also paid more than $800,000 in high divorce fees.
Chaplin, who was single again, met 16-year-old Rita Gray while preparing to shoot "The Gold Rush", and the two were also married, had two children, and divorced after four years.
Chaplin chose to marry in seclusion when she got married again, and the other party was actress Pauline Gaudé. In 1936, the two secretly married, until 9 years later, the two divorced, everyone knew about their marriage relationship.
The first three marriages were very unsuccessful, which made Chaplin afraid of women for a time, and also met his last wife, Una O'Neill. Una comes from a prestigious family, and her father is the Nobel Laureate eugene O'Neill. She is also beautiful in appearance and has been named the most beautiful woman of the 20th century.
Chaplin was 54 years old at the time, and Una was 18 years old, and the marriage was not optimistic. A year after the marriage, Chaplin was involved in a scandal, and his ex-girlfriend came to the door with "Chaplin's children". However, Una chose to believe Chaplin, and later confirmed that the child was not Chaplin's, and Chaplin has not had any scandals since then.
They began a happy and peaceful life, the two have been silently together for 34 years, raising 8 children before and after, until the 88-year-old Chaplin died quietly on a Christmas Eve. Chaplin often showed off to people: "I finally have a happy home." ”
Chaplin also came to China in the 1930s, which also caused a big stir at the time. Chaplin was approachable, and the reporter's questions would be answered cooperatively, and he also said goodbye to the reporter cordially. After that, he also participated in the welcome tea party held for him, and exchanged pleasantries with Mei Lanfang and others.
When asked what Chaplin thought about Chinese films, he replied: "I saw a Chinese silent film a long time ago, but the time has been too long, so I can't express my opinion on Chinese films at this stage." "Modest and discreet.
He also loves Chinese drama, and he was invited to listen to the play that night, which was expected to be 15 minutes according to the itinerary, but after 40 minutes, he was still reluctant to leave. After watching the play, Chaplin also went backstage to take photos with the actors, and greatly appreciated the actors' performances.
Chaplin's trip to China made him unforgettable for a long time. By 1954, when Premier Zhou met with Chaplin at the Geneva Conference, he also mentioned the past and expressed his happiness.
Chaplin came from a poor background and had deep love and sympathy for the lower classes. He once criticized Shakespeare's plays as princes and nobles, declaring: "The comedy plot I conceived is very simple, that is, the process of ordinary people getting into trouble and getting out of trouble. ”
Chaplin's work is deeply rooted in the masses, and it may be so, and everyone has great respect for this genius master of art. The French called him "our eternal Charlot".